The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-24
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Ed. Register: In the COurant 0i
May q, 'S7, Is letter from one J.
Bond Of Humboldt, making charges
that the Reunion Of tho soldiers Of the
late war held at Humboldt May q,
last was g,'tten up In the interests OF
"Farmer Funstsn's Congressional a.
pirations and perpetuity." The letter
begins after this fashion.
CONGRESSMAN FUNsTON's ExPL.oITA.
TON OF THE @. A. r.
The pageant has m ade its advent
and exit under the honored auspicc,
Of the ''FreedOm of the City of Hum
bOldt-a liberty to Stand or bivouac In
its park, to take q nip at one of its
solves" and junk at its boards at the
expense OF the bibulous junketer.
1t is a shame and disgrace for any
one to write such sentence about the
people Of the town where he lives,
and it is equally 90 for paper to pub
lish the same about class of men
whose 'shoelatches" the writer and
the publisher of the above, are not
worthy to stoop down and unloose.
The pageant has made its advent
explains "Canis Illiner." 1--WE hardly
know what this term means, but sup
pose 1t is all right, as he is a very
learned man, Now what was this
pageant A few of the men who
helped to make this nation what it is
to-day, came together with their FAM
liee, at the invitation of the Grand
Army Post at Humboldt torenew &C.
quaintances and talk over old times,
when they took their lives in their
hands and held them at naught
that this nation might be free indeed,
and they came by the request of the
whole Post without dissenting voice of
both republicans and democrats, with
never thought Of anything of a par.
tisan nature about it, until the letter
of "Canis Illioer" appeared in the
Cburant. The denunciation of it, has
come alike from both parties as uncall-
ed for and without particle of found
alton in fact, and an insult to our
guests. If the democracy::are so afraid
of having something partisan about
the G. A. R, why don't they arrange
to have Mr.. Cleveland come to st.
Louis some other time than when the
encampment meets there? Why don't
''Canis Illiner" give Us longer letter
on the subject. ''Shame that
q social order. founded on the
common memories of the great
national deeds, dangers, daring and
triumphs, should be prostituted to a
preliminary make-weight for a parti-
san caucus in behalf or Mr.. Cleve.
lands Presidential re.aspirations and
perpetuity!
We shall never get such letter
This man who could see so much that
was partisan in Mr.. F. being asked by
the committee on speakers to talk to
those who should come, he being a
member of the G. A. r. and also one
Of the prominent citizens of this part
of the State, will never see anything
partisan In q democratic president
who was never In the army only by
proxy, meeting these same men and
being prominent part of the pageant
on that occasion. Oh, no, there is
nothing partisan about" CanisIllinerv'
"To take nip at its dives" If there
are any "dives" in Humboldt it Is his
duty as q magistrate to begin proceed
ings to abate them. The person who
will publicly SANDER the town where
he lives and insinuate that the guests
thereof were in improper places Is a
disgrace to it, and the sooner he is
out of 1t the better for it.
The representative was the wheel
horse Of the occasion. He rose with
sanctimonious look and piOus leer and
broke out in q monotonous cant Of
about equal parts Of politics. religion
OAoA ouu gu0 OAU ECu
took every woman, man and child to
his bosom, and let them feel the warm
strong thr0bs of his heart.
What part Of the vehicle will the
President be at st. Louis! Wont he
be the whole team, wagon and all?
While the encampment will be the dog
under the wa gon? We heard it said
on every hand, that Mr.. Funston
made the best speech of all that day.
There was no sanctimonous looks, nor
pious leer. He did talk of some of the
causes that branched off on the war,
and Of its results, as might he expect
ed on such occasion, was what the
gathering together was for. How
queer It is that whenever the partici-
pants of the war who were in the
Northern armies talk of its causes,
prosecutions and results, the democracy
shouts "5loody shirt" but when the
men who gave US such a gallant stub
born fight on the other side have their
reunions and talk over the valor of
their deeds and how they everlasting.
ly "whaled" the ''yanks' In this bat.
tie and that skirmish and the many
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